After reaching Tazuna's house and putting Kakashi into a bed, Michiko went downstairs to see her friends sitting around the kitchen table, and they all looked up when she sat down. "Is he okay?" Sakura questioned, finding the courage to speak first. "He just needs some time to rest…he'll be good as new in a few days…" Naruto opened his mouth to speak, but he must have lost the courage when he saw the questioning in Michiko's own eyes. "Michiko…what was it like?" "It felt…strange…like I have another soul in my body, and it's been asleep this whole time…and suddenly…a part of it seeped into my blood…I felt powerful…but…" "But what?" Sasuke questioned, trying to hide his own curiosity. "That's not what scared me…" there was a collective silence before she continued. "I felt…like I had to keep killing…and it didn't matter who it was…I almost didn't stop myself…" her eyes were downcast, looking at the table. Her eyes were glazed over with thought, and even Naruto knew not to question her further.
Tazuna's daughter, Tsunami, came in, followed by a little boy, Inari. Michiko looked up, acknowledging them, and Tsunami smiled, trying to lighten the mood, and said, "Your sensei has woken up. He wants to see Michiko." Michiko stood up, and walked out of the room silently. She walked into the room her father was in, and walked in silently, sitting next to the bed on a chair Tsunami must have brought in. "Dad…" "Michi…you deserve an explanation…" she listened intently, not noticing that the others her age were watching and listening through the window. "Remember that night…when you were four? When that village we stopped at was being attacked?" "…A little…I don't really remember that night…" "There's a reason for that…you see…they were being attacked by a demon…the eight tailed lightning cat demon Chiaki…the only way to defeat her…was for your mother to seal her…within you…" Michiko's eyes filled with surprise and understanding, and she asked, "But why can't I remember?"
"When all that chakra was sucked into you…it was a lot for you to handle…and every time it comes out in a huge blast like it did then…it causes you to forget that moment and some time before that…like in the desert…the Kazekage told me about the explosion…I knew what it was…but I didn't want you to end up like…" "…Naruto-kun…" he nodded slightly. "We didn't want that to happen to you…but we told the Hokage…he promised that no one would know…"
"But…dad…why hasn't the demon tried to come out before?" "You've never been angry enough…but its abilities have still rubbed off on you…your lightning speed…your almost demonic strength…all strengths that Chiaki was known for…" "Why is her chakra so…different? It's not exactly evil, but it's…feral…animalistic…if I were to choose a color, I'd say it was green…while my normal chakra is probably white…" "It's a Hatake trait to have white chakra…sometimes, it's undetectable…people have initially been pinpointing you by the demon's chakra…" Michiko nodded, absorbing all of this information. "If I was so strong…then why couldn't I save her…?" Kakashi sat up, and motioned for her to sit on the bed. She obeyed, and he said, hugging her, "It wasn't your fault…even if you had the strength…you couldn't control it…"
"But…I want mom back…" tears escaped her eyes as she buried her face in his chest. "I want her to be here with us…so we can be a family again…" "But you have a family…you have me…and all of your friends…the Hokage…Iruka…almost everyone you know cares a lot about you…and have stayed with you through most of your life…that's what a family does…" she nodded, saying, "But…I can't help feeling…" her eyes hardened. "Like I want…vengeance…" He put a hand on her head, saying, "It's normal to feel like that…but it won't bring her back…" "I know…but I have to know…who did it…?" Kakashi sighed, and said, after much hesitation, "Kisame Hoshigake…"